Lithium is not nearly as abundant as sodium. If sodium ion batteries that function as lithium ion ones were developed, do you think sodium cobalt oxide would still work as the electrode material?

No, sodium cobalt oxide would not work as the electrode material

Explanation:

Sodium is a much larger cation than lithium. Remember that ion size is a very important consideration when developing a battery. The ions to be substituted must be nearly of the same size if one ion is to replace the other in a crystal.

Since sodium ions are larger than lithium ions, sodium cobalt oxide would not work as the electrode material in Lithium ion batteries.

conduction is the transfer of thermal energy (heat in transfer) due to collisions between the molecules in the object. collisions between adjacent atoms and molecules transfer kinetic energy from the warmer to the cooler object. the objects must be in physical contact.